Borno records 17 cholera cases after flood (Leadership)
The Borno State Government has confirmed the outbreak of cholera following the devastating flooding incident that devastated Maiduguri and some parts of the state recently.
The state’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Professor Baba Gana made the disclosure during a briefing at the Eye Centre in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.
He disclosed that out of 200 samples sent for laboratory testing, 17 were confirmed positive for cholera. Read more
Family, friends celebrate CJN (Nation)
Family, friends and well-wishers yesterday celebrated the appointment of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
The event at City Club Arcade, Femi Ayantuga Crescent, Surulere, Lagos, was organised by her Savage family.
Her mother, Mrs Winifred Ogundimu, hailed loved ones and members for their support.
She said: ‘’Let us ensure the Savage name is guarded and protected in Nigeria and in the diaspora. This can be done by ensuring the love in us is sacrosanct. Read more
Convicted cocaine trafficker gets 4-year jail term (Punch)
The Federal High Court in Lagos State on Thursday convicted and sentenced a Spain-bound Nigerian, Francis Akajiobi, to four years imprisonment for trafficking 1.20 kilograms of cocaine.
Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa sentenced Akajiobi after he pleaded guilty to the one-count charge filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency after his arraignment earlier.
Before Akajiobi was sentenced, the NDLEA prosecutor, Mr. Abu Ibrahim, told the court that the convict was arrested at the Departure Hall of the new terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Read more
Barau receives NNPP defectors, says era of ‘red cap’ will soon be over in Kano (DailyTrust)
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has received hundreds of grassroots leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying it would soon be rare to see someone with a red cap, the symbol of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State.
Responding to a question on the gale of defections rocking the NNPP in Kano, he said the rate at which the NNPP members, including their leaders, are trooping to the APC is a testament to the growing popularity and support APC is getting in Kano despite being an opposition party.
“I will continue to receive NNPP members rushing to join our party. Politics is a game of numbers. If you have a political party and members of other parties are not joining you, it means there is a problem. Read more
Workers bemoan soaring transportation costs amid fuel price hikes (Vanguard)
A cross-section of Nigerian workers on Friday expressed growing frustration over the increasing cost of transportation, attributing it to the persistent rise in fuel prices.
In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria, the workers decried the impact of high transportation costs on their finances and overall well-being.
Mr Anosike Godson, a dentist, noted that his regular route to work now costs N500 up from N200 a year ago. Read more
Rivers: HURIWA kicks against alleged police invasion of RSIEC office (Tribune)
A prominent pro-democracy advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Friday applauded Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for thwarting an attempt by the Nigerian Police, led by the Deputy Commissioner of Police
(Operations), to take over the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) at 1 a.m. on Friday, October 4th, 2024.
In a statement made available to Saturday Tribune, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, strongly condemned the incident.
HURIWA, citing media reports, stated that the policemen attempted to scale the gates and break into the strong room of the Commission to seize sensitive electoral materials intended for Saturday’s local government election in the State. Read more
NGO, NAPTIP partner to curb human trafficking in Delta (Punch)
Concerned by the rising cases of human trafficking in Delta State, a Non-Governmental Organisation, the International Centre for Migration Policy Development, in collaboration with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, has selected 50 schools for a pilot project aimed at combating human trafficking in the state.
The project is designed to take a holistic approach, targeting not only students but also the entire school community, including teachers, parents, and local civil society organisations.
The Head of the West Africa Region of the ICMPD, Dr Mojisola Sodeinde, disclosed this on Friday after a two-day workshop in Asaba, the Delta State capital.
Sodeinde, represented by Rhoda Dia-Johnson, stated that human trafficking has long cast a shadow over Delta communities, particularly affecting the most vulnerable, including children. Read more
We won’t allow anybody cause instability in Rivers — Fubara (Independent)
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that his administration is determined to support the cause of developing a sustainable democracy, and will therefore, not tolerate any misguided group or individual attempting to create confusion or any form of instability in the State.
The Governor also urged every registered voter and leaders of political groups to ensure they are at their polling units on Saturday, 5th day of October, 2024, to participate in the process that will usher in new political leadership in the 23 Local Government Councils.
Governor Fubara gave the charge while addressing Rivers Political Stakeholders who converged at Government House in Port Harcourt on Thursday, preparatory for the October 5th Local Government election. Read more
Heather Locklear is a manipulative marriage counselor in Lifetime’s “Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story” (People)
Heather Locklear is taking on a new persona.
In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at Lifetime’s upcoming film, “Mormon Mom Gone Wrong: The Ruby Franke Story”, the Melrose Place alum, 63, turns life into art when she takes on the role of Jodi Hildebrandt in the dramatic retelling of the true crime story.
“Together, six adorable kids, a loving husband, and Ruby Franke (Emilie Ullerup) made up ‘8 Passengers,’ a web series documenting the group’s every-day-life and Ruby’s LDS-influenced parenting style,” the official synopsis reads. “To viewers, Ruby had the perfect life, but everything took a turn for the worse when Ruby’s marriage counselor Jodi Hildebrandt (Locklear), entered their lives.”
When Jodi moves into Ruby’s home, the two create a “toxic” environment and Ruby’s husband is “forced to move out.” Their definitions of disciplining children wasn’t “strict parenting” but actually child abuse. Read more
UN Official pledges support for Somalia, as it faces challenges including elections (AfricaNews)
During a Security Council meeting on Thursday, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia vowed that the UN would stand by Somalia on Thursday, as the country faces challenges including upcoming elections.
“The United Nations is committed to supporting Somalia as it addresses technical, logistical and other challenges and mobilizes financial support from donors in order to deliver timely and credible elections,” said James Swan, Acting Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia.
The announcement was welcomed by Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi Ahmed, who said, ‘“We look forward to working together on a new mission for the next two years, on gradual transition to UN country team and achieving the priorities articulated in Somalia’s letter to the Council in August 2024.” Read more
Rapper & social media star Lucas Coly dies by suicide aged 27 (Metro)
Lucas Coly, a French-American social media star, has died at the age of 27, his manager confirmed.
The rapper died at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday night.
Exact circumstances surrounding his death are unclear, but police have confirmed he died by suicide. Read more
Garth Brooks accused of rape in lawsuit from hair-and-makeup artist (ABC)
A woman who says she worked as a hair-and-makeup stylist for Garth Brooks alleged in a lawsuit filed Thursday that he raped her in a Los Angeles hotel in 2019.
The woman does not use her name and goes by Jane Roe in the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. Brooks forcefully denied the allegations in a statement and acknowledged he tried to get a court to stop Thursday’s lawsuit from being filed.
The woman says in the lawsuit she had worked for Brooks’ wife, country singer Trisha Yearwood, since 1999, and had started also working for Brooks in 2017. Read more
Japan to search for unexploded bombs at airports after Miyazaki airport blast (UPI)
The Japanese government will search for potentially unexploded bombs at airports throughout the country after a World War II-era bomb detonated at Miyazaki Airport earlier this week.
Japan’s transportation minister Tetsuo Saito on Friday ordered an urgent search that will focus on runways, taxiways, and other locations at airports that were the target of heavy bombardment by American and British forces during the war.
“This is something that could affect the safety of flights,” Saito said, according to Kyodo News. He said searches will also target airports at Fukuoka, Naha and Sendai. Read more
Met Police officers get jobs back after controversial Bianca Williams stop and search (Mirror)
Former Met Pcs Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were dismissed in October last year after being accused of lying about smelling cannabis when they pulled over Olympic athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos
Two former Metropolitan Police officers have been handed their jobs back after winning an appeal against a ruling that they lied by saying they could smell cannabis during a stop and search of British athlete Bianca Williams and her partner in 2020.
Former Met Pcs Jonathan Clapham and Sam Franks were dismissed in October last year after a disciplinary panel found they had lied about smelling the drug when they pulled over Olympic sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos and his partner Williams. Read more
Fran Drescher boards A24 Timothée Chalamet movie ‘‘Marty Supreme’’ (Variety)
Fran Drescher is joining Josh Safdie’s A24 movie, “Marty Supreme”.
The SAG-AFTRA President will star opposite Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tyler, The Creator, Odessa A’zion, Penn Jillette, Kevin O’Leary a.k.a Mr. Wonderful and Abel Ferrara.
The original screenplay written by Safdie and Ronald Bronstein is based loosely on Marty Reisman’s life set in the world of 1950s Ping Pong culture. Reisman was known to be unconventional in the sport, yet won two U.S. Men’s Singles Championships in 1958 and 1960 and more than 20 international and national titles. He became famous for mastering the hardbat style, a traditional style of table tennis that uses a racket without a sponge layer to emphasize control and spin over speed and power. His mastery of the sport earned him a reputation as one of table tennis’ last greats of that era.
Ahmed Musa, Sheu Abdullahi rejoin Kano Pillars (Punch)
Nigeria internationals Ahmed Musa and Sheu Abdullahi have rejoined Kano Pillars on short-term contracts for the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League.
Both players were pictured at the training ground of the former champions on Thursday ahead of their NPFL match-day five home game against Sunshine Stars.
“Ahmed Musa, Shehu Abdullahi, Nazir Laja, and the rest of the squad trained ahead of NPFL 2024/25 Matchday 5 clash against Sunshine Stars this weekend,” the club said via X on Friday. Read more
Dosu involved in car accident (CompleteSports)
Former Nigerian goalkeeper Joseph Dosu was involved in a car accident on Wednesday.
The incident occurred along Ojodu Berger in Lagos.
Sharing his ordeal via his Facebook account on Friday, the Atlanta Olympic gold medalist stated that a MACK TRUCK with registration number LND 470 XX, fully loaded with IRON left the road and crushed his car. Read more
Preston forward handed 8-match ban, £15k fine after biting Blackburn’s Rovers defender (SkySports)
Preston North End striker Mulatin Osmajic has been handed an eight-match ban and £15,000 fine for biting Blackburn defender Owen Beck.
The incident took place during the Championship meeting between the two sides on September 22, as tempers flared towards the end of the game.
Beck was shown a straight red for kicking out at Preston’s Duane Holmes before Osmajic reacted and was booked by referee Matthew Donohue. Read more
Manchester United are stuck in ‘purgatory’ – and there’s only one way out (Independent)
When one prominent football figure caught a glimpse of the Manchester United dressing room recently, they immediately recognised a scene they had seen from rival clubs. That was a squad that “doesn’t know what next” and feels like it’s “going nowhere”. It isn’t intentional, of course, but is a feeling that starts to grip a group when there’s no sense of clarity.
“It’s like purgatory,” was the phrase. That description is all the more apt, given how the 3-3 draw at Porto represented another back and forth, amid this widespread wonder over what the club will do with Erik ten Hag.
Only adding to the problems is that this situation is all too familiar to some of the players. Marcus Rashford has gone through this with four different managers. He’s experienced the same sorry cycle, the way that the club tries to persevere despite mounting evidence pointing to one eventuality. The otherwise admirable support of United fans usually buys managers more time, so there is less pressure for the club hierarchy to act. That is until it reaches a point where the job – and usually the season – is unsalvageable. Read more
Swiatek splits with coach Wiktorowski (BBC)
World number one Iga Swiatek is looking for a new coach after splitting with Tomasz Wiktorowski following three seasons working together.
Wiktorowski, 43, joined Swiatek’s team as coach in 2022 when she had one Grand Slam success to her name.
The Pole helped Swiatek to four further Grand Slam titles, including three successive French Opens. Read more
FIFA defers decision on appeal to ban Israel from football amid war on Gaza (AlJazeera)
FIFA has once again postponed a decision on the Palestinian call to ban Israel from football amid its ongoing war on Gaza.
Following a meeting at its headquarters in Zurich on Thursday, the Federation Internationale de Football Association – FIFA, football’s world governing body – said its disciplinary committee will review the allegations of discrimination that have been raised by the Palestinian Football Association (PFA).“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee will be mandated to initiate an investigation into the alleged offence of discrimination raised by the Palestine Football Association,” FIFA said in a statement. Read more